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Could bwin enter the Australian market?

Friday, August 20th, 2010

The recent announcement of the merger between PartyGaming and bwin has shaken the online gambling industry to its core, leaving some of their major competitors desperately looking at how to maintain their market share in an industry that is destined for consolidation.

Financial results have been released this week for bwin, and like PartyGaming the numbers [...]

Betfair launch first betting app for the Apple iPad

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Betfair, the UK online gambling company have announced the launch of the first fully authorised betting app for the Apple iPad.

The app which was officially launched today,  mimics the functionality of the full Betfair website and enables users to place bets on any of the markets that Betfair cover.  The launch of the iPad betting [...]

Harrah’s investor looks to sell

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

Paulson & Co, the US based hedge fund run by John Paulson looks likely to sell its 10% stake in Harrah’s Entertainment, according to official reports filed yesterday with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Paulson & Co acquired a 10% stake in Harrah’s Entertainment only 3 months ago and the move to sell so quickly [...]

Microgaming to release Lord of the Rings pokie

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Microgaming, the leading supplier of online gaming software, have announced that they are to release a slot version of the Oscar winning movie ‘Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’.

The release comes almost a year after an agreement was reached with Warner Bros, which licensed Microgaming to produce online slots games based on [...]

IGT announce launch of new games

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

IGT, the gaming machine manufacturer have announced the launch or 4 new games at the Australian Gaming Expo (AGE) that it hopes will help it enhance its presence in the lucrative Australian market.

The IGT booth at the AGE exhibition which has taken place this week at the Sydney Convention Centre has proved a hit with [...]

Tabcorp look to Star City Casino

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Tabcorp Holdings have announced a change in strategy following a disappointing financial result for 2010 which saw overall profit for the group drop by $52m to $469.5m.

Tabcorp CEO Elmer Funke Kupper has announced a change in strategic direction that will see the group become more of a casino focussed company.  In a move away from [...]

PartyGaming ready for move into Denmark

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

PartyGaming have announced that they are all set for a launch on the Danish market on 1 January 2011, despite not being able to confirm if this will be in partnership with Dankse Spil, the Danish state backed gambling monopoly.

Jim Ryan, PartyGaming’s CEO responded briskly to analysts requests for updates on the Danish market when [...]

PartyGaming releases positive results

Saturday, August 7th, 2010

PartyGaming, the publicly listed online gaming company, today released their financial results for the fist 6 months of 2010.  Total revenue is up 30% to €181m on the same period as last year, a figure that has surprised many industry analysts.

Total EBITDA is also up to €48.1m, a rise of 15%, but the consolidated numbers, [...]

Aristocrat to aggressively defend Australian market

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

Following the recent announcement that Bally Technologies are to re-enter the Australian market, Aristocrat have announced immediate plans to aggressively defend their dominant position in their home market.

The appointment by the Las Vegas based Bally of two experienced former Aristocrat executives, and their announcement to use the Australian Gaming Expo (AGA) as a launch pad [...]

UK Advertising Standards Agency rules on free bets offer

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

The significance of a recent decision made by the UK Advertising Agency (ASA)  appears to have gone unnoticed by many within the online gaming sector.  In a move that should be shaking the industry to its core, the decision by the ASA to ban one of Bet 365’s free bet banner offers is good news [...]